# Ireland vs island

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ireland
*name · IPA /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ · frequency rank #2,210*
A large island in northwestern Europe.

### island
*noun · IPA /ˈaɪlənd/ · frequency rank #1,052*
A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ireland-vs-island